Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the current parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
Company | Current Parent | Current Parent Industry | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount |
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U.S. Steel Corporation | United States Steel | metals | air pollution violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-state | $8,500,000 |
Volkswagen AG | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $96,500,000 |
Bullseye Glass Co. | air pollution violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-state | $6,500,000 | ||
Robert Bosch GmbH | Robert Bosch | automotive parts | air pollution violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $327,500,000 |
Volkswagen | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,600,000,000 |
Ciba-Geigy | BASF | chemicals | air pollution violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-state | $20,000,000 |
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP | Chevron Phillips Chemical | chemicals | air pollution violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,000,000 |
Shell Oil Company | Shell PLC | oil and gas | air pollution violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,800,000 |
Mercedes-Benz USA LLC | Mercedes-Benz Group | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $700,000,000 |
Robert Bosch GmbH | Robert Bosch | automotive parts | air pollution violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $63,300,000 |
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles | Stellantis | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $307,460,800 |
Volkswagen Group of America | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $10,033,000,000 |
Volkswagen AG | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $80,000,000 |
BP Products North America Inc. | BP | oil and gas | air pollution violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,750,000 |
BASF Catalysts LLC | BASF | chemicals | asbestos violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $57,100,000 |
W.R. Grace & Co. | Standard Industries Inc. | building materials | asbestos violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $60,000,000 |
Prudential Insurance | Prudential Financial | financial services | benefit plan administrator violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $39,100,000 |
Penn National Gaming Inc. | PENN Entertainment | entertainment | benefit plan administrator violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,500,000 |
Prudent Fiduciary Services | benefit plan administrator violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,700,000 | ||
Apple Inc. | Apple Inc. | electrical and electronic equipment | consumer protection violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $310,000,000 |
24 Hour Fitness USA Inc. | 24 Hour Fitness | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,700,000 |
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | Advanced Micro Devices | electrical and electronic equipment | consumer protection violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $12,100,000 |
Safeway Inc. | Albertsons Companies | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-state | $1,426,500 |
Safeway Inc. | Albertsons Companies | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $41,884,767 |
Trader Joe's Company | Aldi | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,300,000 |
National General Insurance Company | Allstate | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,500,000 |
Ally Financial Inc. | Ally Financial | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $19,717,222 |
Google Inc. | Alphabet Inc. | information technology | consumer protection violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $22,500,000 |
Google LLC | Alphabet Inc. | information technology | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,250,000 |
Google LLC | Alphabet Inc. | information technology | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,875,000 |
Google LLC | Alphabet Inc. | information technology | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $11,000,000 |
Cablevision Systems Corporation | Altice USA Inc. | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,750,000 |
Audible, Inc | Amazon.com | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,500,000 |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | Amazon.com | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,125,000 |
American Airlines | American Airlines | airlines | consumer protection violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,500,000 |
US Airways Inc. | American Airlines | airlines | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,850,000 |
American Express Bank FSB | American Express | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,000,000 |
American Express Co. | American Express | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $49,500,000 |
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. | Anheuser-Busch InBev | beverages | consumer protection violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,700,000 |
Apache Corp. | APA Corporation | oil and gas | consumer protection violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $15,000,000 |
ADT LLC | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $16,000,000 |
Yahoo Inc. | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $300,000 |
Apple Inc. | Apple Inc. | electrical and electronic equipment | consumer protection violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $20,000,000 |
Apple Inc. | Apple Inc. | electrical and electronic equipment | consumer protection violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $14,800,000 |
Apple Inc. | Apple Inc. | electrical and electronic equipment | consumer protection violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $95,000,000 |
Apple Inc. | Apple Inc. | electrical and electronic equipment | consumer protection violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-state | $6,645,440 |
Apple Inc. | Apple Inc. | electrical and electronic equipment | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-state | $16,500,000 |
Ann Inc. | Ascena Retail Group | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $6,100,000 |
AT&T Mobility LLC | AT&T | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $12,000,000 |
DirecTV | AT&T | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,400,000 |
Avis Budget Group Inc. | Avis Budget Group | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
Bank of America N.A. | Bank of America | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,950,000 |
Bank of America N.A. | Bank of America | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,950,000 |
Bank of America, N.A. (USA) | Bank of America | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $10,000,000 |
Monsanto Company | Bayer | chemicals | consumer protection violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $39,550,000 |
Monsanto Company | Bayer | chemicals | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $21,500,000 |
Duracell | Berkshire Hathaway | diversified | consumer protection violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,200,000 |
BP | BP | oil and gas | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,000,000 |
BP West Coast Products LLC | BP | oil and gas | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-state | $409,000,000 |
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. | British American Tobacco | tobacco | consumer protection violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,750,000 |
Emeritus Corp. | Brookdale Senior Living | healthcare services | consumer protection violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $13,000,000 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | Capital One Financial | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $900,000 |
Capital One N.A. | Capital One Financial | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $13,000,000 |
CareFirst Inc. | CareFirst of Maryland | healthcare services | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,000,000 |
CashCall Inc. and Delbert Service Corporation | CashCall Inc. | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $14,435,000 |
TD Ameritrade Holdings Corp. | Charles Schwab Corp. | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,325,000 |
Chevron | Chevron | oil and gas | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,125,000 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | Chipotle Mexican Grill | restaurants and foodservice | consumer protection violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $6,500,000 |
Coca-Cola Co. | Coca-Cola Co. | beverages | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,450,000 |
DeVry University | Cogswell Education | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-state | $44,950,000 |
Columbia University | Columbia University | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $12,500,000 |
Comcast Corporation | Comcast | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $15,500,000 |
Conduent Education Services dba ACS Education Services | Conduent | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,250,000 |
ConocoPhillips | ConocoPhillips | oil and gas | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,000,000 |
Costco Wholesale Corporation | Costco | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $775,000 |
Dolgencorp LLC | Dollar General | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,800,000 |
Dominion Energy Inc. | Dominion Energy | utilities and power generation | consumer protection violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-state | $320,000,000 |
SCANA Energy Marketing Inc. | Dominion Energy | utilities and power generation | consumer protection violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $6,500,000 |
South Carolina Electric & Gas | Dominion Energy | utilities and power generation | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-state | $2,200,000,000 |
eBay Inc. | eBay | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,200,000 |
eBay Inc. | eBay | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $6,400,000 |
Midland Funding LLC | Encore Capital Group | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,805,000 |
Enterprise Leasing Company-West LLC | Enterprise Holdings | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,500,000 |
ExxonMobil | Exxon Mobil | oil and gas | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,000,000 |
Federal Express Corp. | FedEx | freight and logistics | consumer protection violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $21,500,000 |
Ferrellgas Partners LP | Ferrellgas Partners | miscellaneous energy products and systems | consumer protection violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $32,250,000 |
Ferrara Candy Co. | Ferrero Group | food products | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000 |
Mercury Payment Systems, LLC | Fidelity National Information Services | information technology | consumer protection violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $52,000,000 |
Fifth Third Bank | Fifth Third Bancorp | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,200,000 |
Florida Cancer Specialists P.L. | Florida Cancer Specialists | healthcare services | consumer protection violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,187,500 |
AmeriCredit Financial Services Inc. | General Motors | motor vehicles | consumer protection violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $388,000,000 |
General Motors Company | General Motors | motor vehicles | consumer protection violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,842,000 |
Central Payment Co. | Global Payments Inc. | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $84,000,000 |
Kaplan Inc. | Graham Holdings | media | consumer protection violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $13,000,000 |
Groupon Inc. | Groupon | information technology | consumer protection violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,500,000 |
Guess Inc. | Guess Inc. | apparel | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-state | $1,720,000 |
Haier America Trading LLC | Haier | housewares and home furnishings | consumer protection violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,950,000 |
General Nutrition Centers Inc. | Harbin Pharmaceutical Group | pharmaceuticals | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $6,000,000 |
HCA Holdings Inc. | HCA Healthcare | healthcare services | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $220,000,000 |
Dial Corporation | Henkel | household and personal care products | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,400,000 |
Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. | Henkel | household and personal care products | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,500,000 |